Survival Tips

Ray Mears' Essential Survival Tips

TV survival expert, Ray Mears, has become synonymous with the art of bush craft through his decorated ventures into the wild. As a self-declared lover of the land, Mears has often shed light on the daunting aspects of nature’s raw elements by means of skilful coexistence evident in the passion of his endeared hobby. Ray Mears has subtly carved out an expansive 18-year career that first came to life on our television sets back in 1994 with his much revered seriesWild Tracks. He has searched the world and delved into some of our most obscure and afar cultures learning rich outback skills that earn him the most fundamental goal; survival.

From Australian aborigines to Kalahari bushmen, Mears has left no stone unturned and now he looks towards AskMen to share his essential survival tips. So before you talk up yourSwiss Armyknife credentials, you better listen to Ray first.

For those who wish to venture out into the great outdoors,here are Ray's own essential Know Howsthat you will need to pick up on before you set off on your journey into the wild (or just go camping):

“Today a lot of people think they are experts, by reading things or by looking on YouTube, but I cannot stress anymore that you have to gain experience by doing. There are a lot of variables when you’re in the natural world, the temperature, the wind, the location, especially when it comes to cooking. So you need to go out and gain experience, that’s what it’s all about, it’s fun.”

Survival expert Ray Mears is working with npower on this year’s Climate Cops SOS programme, with hopes to inject passion for the great outdoors back into the hearts of the nation’s youths.